"KRA" 2003 Obituary

KRAFCHIK o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-11-04 published
KRAFCHIK,
Terrie
(Theresa)
Died at Saint Mary's Hospital on Monday, November 3, 2003, at 90
years of age. Beloved wife of the late Paul Peter
KRAFCHIK
(February
1989.) Mother of Gail and her husband Bob
HASLER of Ottawa, and
Jim and his wife
LillianKRAFCHIK of Toronto. Grandmother of
Michael KRAFCHIK,
DavidKRAFCHIK, both of Toronto, and Laurel
Anne HASLER of Saint John's, Newfoundland. Sister of Dorothy
WEILER
of Kitchener, Marie
KARN of Puslinch, Loretta
McCASKILL of Barrie,
and Helen HIPEL of Waterloo. Sister-in-law of Gladys
HERGOTT
of Kitchener. Predeceased by her brothers, Irvin, Elmer and Jerome
HERGOTT.
Terrie was an active member of Saint Mark's R.C. Parish
where she was also a member of the Catholic Women's League. She
taught bridge to the blind from 1973-1975, and was very involved
in parish bridge marathons from 1954-2003. The
KRAFCHIK family
will receive Friends at the Henry Walser Funeral Home, 507 Frederick
Street, Kitchener (519-749-8467) Tuesday and Wednesday from 2-4
p.m. and 7-9 p.m., with parish prayers on Wednesday at 8: 30 p.m.
Prayers will be offered at the Funeral Home on Thursday, November
6, 2003 at 10: 15 a.m., then followed by Terrie's Funeral Mass
at Saint Mark's R.C. Parish, 55 Driftwood Drive, Kitchener, at
11 a.m. Fr. Bill
TRUSZ officiating. Interment Woodland Cemetery.
As expressions of sympathy, donations to Saint Mark's R.C. Parish
Mortgage Fund or to Saint Mary's Hospital Foundation would be appreciated
by the family. Visit www.obit411.com/1135 for Theresa's memorial.

KRAMER o@ca.on.manitoulin.howland.little_current.manitoulin_expositor 2003-02-19 published
Andres KRAMER 1908-2003
Andres KRAMER
(Andy to all his Friends,) came to Canada at the age of
18. Andy was born in Sonderburg, Denmark, December 14, 1908.
Settled in Toronto, was employed by the Robt. Swipson Co. as a radio
technician also doing house calls in the evenings. He met Walter
BENNETT, soon to become his brother-in-law.
Andy married Marguerite Jane
BENNETT
(Daisey to all her Friends,) in
1934 at South Baymouth, where Daisy was born. Wedding took place at
Huron Lodge. They went to Denmark on their honeymoon, taking their car with them.
About ten years later they moved to New York, where Andy was employed
by the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation). The time they spent there was very enjoyable.
Later they returned to Toronto. Andy attended the University of Toronto
and graduated with honours as an electrical engineer.
They returned to the USA and settled in Stanford County where Andy
was employed by Audio Magnetics manufacturing recording tape.
Their vacations were always returning to Manitoulin Island. Later
they moved back to Toronto where Andy founded Kramer Magnetics 1963,
manufacturing various types of recording tape. He engineered and
built all the equipment personally. Eric
STILLWAUGH, his great
nephew was one of his first employees and remained with him until
Kramer Magnetics was sold in 1971 after about 10 years of operation.
They moved to South Baymouth, built a home and retired, only to start
another home on South Bay waterfront, along with a hangar where he
proceeded to build a home-built Mustang float plane. Andy had
previously obtained his pilot's licence. The government inspector
said it was the best plane he ever checked out.
Daisey, Andy's wife passed away in May 1986. In 1994, he sold his
house in South Baymouth and settled in a retirement home in Goderich.
Andy eventually due to eye failure was not able to drive his car.
However, his two nieces Joyce
McDONALD and Lena
SAUDERS taxied him
when necessary.
Andy passed away peacefully at Huronview Rest Home in Clinton,
Ontario after spending eight years in Goderich Place.
He is survived by Erling
ANDERSON and Jutta
KRAMER,
JoyceMcDONALD,
Lena SANDERS, Helen
McQUAT, Georgina
STILLWAUGH, Kenneth
BENNETT, and
many nieces and nephews. He also had two nephews, Gerald
LEHMAN and
Haus KRAMER, both deceased. Andy also had one sister, Missa
KRAMER (deceased.)

KRATOCHVILOVA o@ca.on.manitoulin.howland.little_current.manitoulin_expositor 2003-07-16 published
Rafael Georgieff
KOLTSCHEFF
The family announces with sorrow his death, Friday, July 11, 2003, in Mindemoya, at the age of 87 years.
son of the late Georgi
KOLTSCHEFF and of the late Maria
KOLTSCHEFF (née
PETROVA.)
Loving husband of Miroslava
KOLTSCHEFF (née
KRATOCHVILOVA) of Mindemoya.
Mr. KOLTSCHEFF worked in Manitoba, Sarnia and Toronto before settling in Sudbury
as a supervisor for Rainbow Concrete. After his retirement in 1981, Rafael
moved to Mindemoya where he took great pleasure in gardening and fishing.
He was a wonderful husband and a good friend to all who knew him.
A memorial service will be held at a later date in St. Francis of Assisi Anglican Church in Mindemoya.
Co-operative Funeral Home, Sudbury.

KRAUSZ o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-10-15 published
FÖLDES,
Violet
(Ibi,Ibolya) (née
KRAUSZ)
Violet died peacefully at her home on October 14, 2003, in her
71st year. Beloved wife of André for 48 years. Devoted mother
of Judy and Robert. Loving mother-in-law of Barbara. Dear sister
of Kathy (Nador) and Agnes (Margittai). Doting grandmother of
Emily, Avery and Amanda. Violet was the cohesive force of her
family. She was a pioneer amongst women, a holocaust survivor
and escapee of the Hungarian revolution of 1956. Violet emigrated
to Canada with her husband and established a new life pursuing
a successful 30-year career as a software engineer at Nortel
with numerous accomplishments until her retirement. Violet's
sensitivity, compassion, work ethic and ambitions set an example
for all those who knew her. Her strong spirit was beaten by a
long fight with cancer. Special thanks to Stephanie, Mila, Faye
and the oncology support staff at Mount Sinai Hospital for their
compassionate care. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday,
October 15, 2003 at 2: 00 p.m. at Steeles Memorial Chapel, 350
Steeles Avenue West.

KRAWCZYK o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-09-09 published
Ernestine Millicent
BLACKMAN-
SMITH
By Mary Anne
TOPERCZERTuesday,September 9, 2003 - Page A24
Daughter, sister, wife, mother. Born November 30, 1912, in Toronto.
Died February 10, in Brampton, Ontario, of congestive heart failure,
aged 90.
Ernie was the third of eight children born to Rosalie and Ernest
BLACKMAN who emigrated from England to Toronto in the early 1900s.
Ernie's ambition in life was to marry and be a mother. At the
age of 18, she set her sights on John Clare
KRAWCZYK-
SMITH and
in 1932, at the age of 19, Ernie converted to Catholicism and
they married. Their love affair lasted until John's death in
Ernie always said that she was lucky -- not everyone takes to
motherhood and homemaking but she did. Lucky for us that it was
my mother's natural vocation. Ernie's life had meaning and purpose
through meal preparation, housekeeping and the love and care
of her children.
She gave birth to nine children within 21 years -- and this included
two sets of twins!
She was organized and had a routine. Monday was wash day and
for many years that meant a wringer washer and clothes on a line.
Friday was the day for grocery shopping.
Sunday was Mass at 9 a.m. and dinner at 6 p.m. consisting of
a roast, potatoes and homemade pie. The parish pastor was a regular
guest at these dinners. The remainder of the week was filled
with cooking, cleaning, baking, sewing and the supervision of
her large family.
Her nurturing extended to her ailing sister and aging mother,
as well as neighbours and the community at large through her
work for the church and the missions. When we arrived home for
lunch and returned from school each day, she greeted us with
her warmth and we felt safe, loved and secure.
I can never recall that Ernie had an idle moment. She thrived
on being needed and engaged in a meaningful task for someone.
When she needed a rest she put the kettle on, as she had learned
from her mother the importance of a cup of tea. This break for
tea each afternoon refreshed her and became the social framework
for every visit with family and Friends throughout her life.
We were kept busy during the summer because of Ernie's job jar.
We would blindly choose pieces of paper from that jar each morning
and our selections determined the household tasks that would
occupy us until lunch. We learned skills that prepared us for
raising our own families.
Our summers were highlighted by two weeks at a cottage on Lake
Simcoe where our days were magically filled with swimming, new
Friends, seasonal fruit and parents who were relaxed and enjoying
their offspring. Even though a rental cottage meant more work
for Ernie, she was not deterred as she realized that the cottage
experience would have long-term benefits for the family.
She found each one of her children special in their own way and
we all had our own unique connection with her. There was a sense
of stability in our family because of her. Ernie felt that there
was no greater purpose in life than to be responsible for the
lives of others.
After her husband's death, she lived in her home for three years
with the assistance of her children and spent her final declining
year in the home of one of her daughters.
Her funeral was attended by her family of more than 50 people
her granddaughters served as pallbearers.
A son wrote her eulogy and a grand_son played the bagpipes --
a fitting tribute to a grand lady.
MaryAnne is Ernestine
SMITH's daughter.

KRAWFORD o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-12-01 published
'Curtain up, laugh, laugh, laugh, curtain down'
Versatile comic actor appeared in a string of hit revues, as
well as at the Shaw and Stratford festivals, in London and on
Broadway
By Allison
LAWLOR,
Special to The Globe and Mail Monday, December
1, 2003 - Page R7
At the mere mention of his name some people would just start
giggling. In fact, wherever the wonderfully comic actor Tom
KNEEBONE
went there was laughter. He loved not only to make other people
laugh but also to let out his own deep laugh, which Friends say
seemed to start in his gut and make its way up through his body,
gathering force as it went.
"Tom could make me laugh longer and harder than anyone else,"
said Gary KRAWFORD, a long-time friend who first worked with
him in the mid-1960s. "He was without a doubt the funniest man
I've ever met in my life."
Mr. KNEEBONE, who has been described by some critics as one of
the world's top cabaret performers, died in a Toronto hospital
on November 15 after suffering a heart attack and other complications.
He was 71.
The versatile performer appeared for many years at the Shaw Festival
and the Stratford Festival of Canada, where during the 1976 season
he played Puck opposite Jessica
TANDY in A Midsummer Night's
Dream. He also performed at London's Old Vic, the Charlottetown
Festival and
on Broadway. He was a guest with the Canadian Opera
Company and the National Ballet of Canada, a company he greatly
admired.
Toronto audiences may remember him best for the string of hit
revues he performed with Dinah
CHRISTIE, which included Ding
Dong at the Dell, The Apple Tree and
Oh Coward! "I was absolutely
in awe of the man," Ms.
CHRISTIE said, recalling the first time
they performed together 38 years ago.
They developed an enduring partnership that resulted in appearances
across the country performing everywhere from cabarets to big
concert halls with symphony orchestras. In Toronto, they performed
together at Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall. Over the years,
working with Mr.
KNEEBONE became like "working with kith and
kin," Ms. CHRISTIE said.
"We made each other laugh," she said, adding that they worked
so well together because they were complete opposites.
While Mr. KNEEBONE was happy living and working in the big city,
Ms. CHRISTIE feels more at home on her farm in rural Ontario
with her animals and open space.
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, on May 12, 1932, Mr.
KNEEBONE
later moved to England to study at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre
School. After graduation, he went with the company on a 1963
NorthAmerican tour. When the tour folded in New York, Mr.
KNEEBONE
went out looking for work. He travelled to Toronto and joined
the Crest Theatre Company, where he got a job performing in a
production of She Stoops to Conquer. He later starred with the
Canadian comic actor Barbara
HAMILTON in the hit revue That Hamilton
Woman. The road was paved for him after that and, as he was quoted
as saying, it was 40 years of "curtain up, laugh, laugh, laugh,
curtain down."
Over the years, several critics remarked on Mr.
KNEEBONE's unique
facial features. Walter
KERR in The New York Times once wrote:
"His eyes are all right, but I think his nose is crossed."
In Time magazine, comparisons were made between Mr.
KNEEBONE,
Pinocchio and Charlie Brown. "With leprechaun whimsy, and a pace
as assured as the Dominion Observatory Time Signal, his major
weapon is a wonderfully mobile face that he seems never to have
grown accustomed to. Small wonder," the writer wrote. "His features
might have been drawn by a child. Eyes like silver dollars, a
nose that wobbles to a Pinocchio point, and a mouth tight and
tiny as Charlie Brown's when he is sad."
The moment the sun came up in the morning, Mr.
KNEEBONE was up
and out of bed, opening his curtains and declaring: "Let's get
on with the show," his friend Doug
McCULLOUGH recalled. "You
cannot take the theatre out of Tom," Mr.
McCULLOUGH said. "Tom
was always on stage."
Mr. KNEEBONE was never without a story to tell, whether it was
a tale about the crazy person who gravitated to him on a Toronto
subway or a character he met while performing in a small town.
"Everything had a theatrical dimension," Mr.
McCULLOUGH said.
In recent years, Mr.
KNEEBONE turned his attention toward writing
and directing plays for the Smile Theatre Company. Once again
he and his long-time friend Ms.
CHRISTIE were collaborators.
Together they brought professional theatre to senior citizens'
homes, long-term care facilities and hospitals. Mr.
KNEEBONE
had been the company's artistic director since 1987.
Known for his extensive research, he spent hours combing through
books and old musical recordings at libraries and theatrical
museums collecting information to use in his productions. He
charmed all the librarians at Toronto's public libraries, Ms.
CHRISTIE said.
He loved the process of gathering Canada's little-known stories,
whether it was the tale of a war bride or the country's first
black doctor, and then bringing them to audiences. He also saw
it as a way to give something not only to people whose health
prevented them from getting to the theatre, but to the country
that has accepted him so warmly when he arrived.
Despite his writing and directing, he never stopped performing.
Just weeks before he died, Mr.
KNEEBONE and Ms.
CHRISTIE performed
some of Noël Coward material together for a benefit.
"He was one of the masters of Noël Coward," Mr. Krawford said.
In addition to his stage work, Mr.
KNEEBONE performed in film
and television, including the movies The Luck of Ginger Coffey
and The Housekeeper.
A proud Canadian, Mr.
KNEEBONE was honoured by his adopted country
with the Order of Ontario, and was named a Member of the Order
of Canada in October, 2002.
He leaves his cousin, Robert
GIBSON, in Australia.